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Kingfisher

/ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə/

Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.

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Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.

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beakfishnoun	Any of certain fishes of the family Oplegnathidae.
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billfishnoun	Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
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